Susan Schwake

Super Fun Art Activities for Kids introduces kids and their families to an amazing range of ideas for art projects that both entertain and educate. Teachers, parents, homeschoolers, caretakers, and kids themselves will find inspiration and instruction for art projects using all kinds of materials and techniques to create hours of edutainment for kids of all ages. Projects include drawing,...

A refreshing source of ideas for creating fine art with children, Art Lab for Kids encourages the artist's own voice, marks, and style. This fun and creative book features 52 fine art projects set into weekly lessons, beginning with drawing, moving through painting and printmaking, and then building to paper collage and mixed media. The labs can be used as...

As in Susan Schwake's first book, Art Lab for Kids (Quarry Books, 2012), the Labs can be used as singular projects, or used to build up to a year of hands-on fine art experiences. Each Lab also features the work of a prominent artist for inspiration. The book begins with an introduction on materials and setting up a space for...

Are you ready for an adventure in art? Be An Artist Every Day features 365 on-the-page art activities – one for each day of the year. Packed full of playful prompts and imaginative step-by-steps, this book, aimed at children aged eight and older, is designed to unleash creativity and nurture the artist within. You don't have to be a master...

Packed with 26 fun and colourful exercises geared toward 3- to 6-year-olds, this book offers parents and teachers an outstanding source of creative art activities to inspire and enrich this wide-eyed and open-hearted age group. Activities are organised by medium and designed to encourage self-expression. Each Lab also features the work of a prominent artist for inspiration. Gorgeous photography shows...